Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: It is dearer to me that I worship an idol that used to be worshipped in the Jahiliyyah than that I play gambling. This was (a game of) sticks with which people used to play on the ground.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الشهادات / 20966